Casino revenue linked to smoking ban

I'm amazed by all the talk lately in the paper about why the casino and bingo revenues are down and all the excuses they seem to come up with, like allowing slots at race tracks and internet cafes. Nobody talks about the smoking ban in Ohio as a reason. As a person who smokes and likes to gamble, I have never set foot in a casino in Ohio because of the smoking ban. Why would I when I can go to Wheeling, Pennsylvania, Indiana and Kentucky?

The casino people didn't lie when they told us the revenue they thought they would get, because they looked at the revenue of surrounding casinos. All these casinos allow smoking, even though Ohio does not.

Somebody needs to investigate all the business in Ohio that have gone out of business because of this ban: bars, bowling alleys etc. All you have to do is call and turn somebody in. You don't have to give your name or anything. If you don't like the person that owns a certain establishment just call and turn them in anonymously. What happened to having a right to face your accuser.

Since smoking is that bad, why not ban smoking all together? Taxes maybe?

Eric A. Mathes

Zanesville

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Casino revenue linked to smoking ban

I'm amazed by all the talk lately in the paper about why the casino and bingo revenues are down and all the excuses they seem to come up with, like allowing slots at race tracks and internet cafes.